Process Improvement in Sugar Packing Process by using Simulation Techniques.

Abstract

This research aims to improve the sugar packing process to increase the rate of sugar production using simulation techniques based on the concept of line balancing. The current production line has bottlenecks, which result in the turnover of the product unit exceeds the time target. The study began with the study of the behavior in each process. The cycle time data of each process was collected and found that one process exceeded the standard cycle time of this product. Therefore, causes of the problems in sugar packing process were analyzed to increase production rates by using simulation techniques. A total of seven alternative cases were studied, compared to the current production line. The results show that the best investment option is option 5 by installing one automatic stacker and running at a speed of 140 bags/min will have a production rate that is 8.53% higher than the current line. Installing only one automatic stacker has lower cost and faster payback period than adding 2 machines, which is just 11.92% higher than the current line.